Pressing-machine element for pressing machines



E. DAVIS April 22, 1930.

PRESSING MACHINE ELEMENT FOR PRESSING MACHINES Filed April 5, 1928 INVENTOR.

A TTORNEYS Patented Apr. 22, 1930 UNI ED STATES ERNEsr'DAvIs, or SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, 1nd, or SYRACUSE, NEW YORK,

rnnssmemncnmn nrnianir'i a Application filegl April 5,

This invent-ion relates to pressing machinesas garment and laundry machines, and particularly to machines which project steam-- from one of the pressing elements through the pressing face and into or on to the a'rti- I .cle being pressed, and the invention has for hereinafter set forth and claimed. 7 I

In describlng this invention, reference is had to theaccompanying drawings in which i like characters designate corresponding parts in'all the views.

Figure 1 1s a longitudinal sectional view of a pressing machine element as a press head embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a transverse vertical sectional view taken centrally of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary front elevation of a pressing machine element embodying my invention.

'1 designates a pressing machine element or platen formed hollow to provide a chamher 2 for receiving a heating medium as steam.

3 is a second internal chamber within the chamber 2 and having perforations 4 opening through the ironing face of the element. The chamber 3 is in theform of a channel extending lengthwise of the head along the median line thereof. The side of the channel opens through the pressing face which is closed by a plate 5'in which the perforations are formed. The chamber 3 is disconnected from or non-communicating with the heating chamber. 1

6 is a water separator and converter located in the chamber 3 and extending-lengthwise thereof, this being in the form of a flattened tube or somewhat kidney shaped tube in cross section, which tube is spaced apart from all of the walls of the chamber 3. The separator and the converter .6 has an inlet 7 opening into the chamber 2 to receive'steam therefrom. It is also provided t-i'on, the passage T .opensinto a portionlO of mounted in any suitable manner on the frame assienonroriinrfito E with outlet openings 0 1i. side's otlir than itsbottom, these o enings 7 being. here shown .asjloc'ated in; the top wall tlign eof. I,

The inletpassage fl, is formed bracket 9 by means ofwhich the aconveifteiiand sejparator 6 is suspended or supported in the 1 cli-am-ber i3.

- Int aeillustrated embodiment of my invertthe chamber 2, whichjpo'rtion 10? extendsoven the topof theehairrbeij 3. 1

11 is a valve normally closing the passage 7, this valve having a stem 12 extending through a suitable mounting 13 on the upper at" side of the element 1 and through a packing 1 1 in said mounting, the stem 12 being pivoted at 15 to an operating lever 16. The operating lever 16 is pivotedat 17 between its ends and the arm to which the stem is pivoted is connected to a returning spring 18. Y

Upon depression. of the end of the lever provided with a handle 19, the other end of the lever Will be lifted against the action of the spring 18 and the valve 11 opened permitting steam to pass through the passage 7 from the chamber 2 to the converter-and separator 6. r i

The head -1 coact-s with a suitable buck B fore the head is brought down on to the buck.

and the head is carried by a suitable double or yoke lever 22Which is actuated in any well known manner. 1

In use, the water, of condensation is trapped in the converter and the steam passes out from'the perforations 8 into the chamber 3' and thence through the. perforations 5 to the garment on the buck B. The water trapped in the separator is reconvertedinto, steam by the heatof the steam within the chamber 3: 1 l

What I claim is:

1. A pressing machine element formed with a heated bottom chamber having perforations opening through the pressing face of said element, a closed separator and converter conduit located within'the chamberand'spaced i from the walls thereof, said conduit having steam outlets in the top side thereof and its bottom side imperforate the perforations of said'botto'm chamber opening into said cham- 3 her below said conduit, whereby the steam passing 1 from the. outlet 7 into the chamber passes directly through said perforations, and means for supplying and controlling the flow of steam to said conduit; 7 o 10 g 2." Ap'rfessing machine element'formed with a heated bottom chamber having perforations opening through the pressing face of said 7 element, a closed separator and converter .conduit oblong in general form in cross sec 5 tion located within the chamber and spaced from the Walls thereof and having the end portions of its oblong formationlowe'r than its central port-ion, said conduit having steam outlets in the topside thereof, and its bottom side beingimperforate, and means for su plying; and controlling the flow of steam tosaid conduit. 7 a

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name, atSyracuse, in the county of Onondaga. and State of New York, this 31st day of March, 1928. I

' ERNEST DAVIS. 

